The alt-pop artist dissects the Madonna-inspired track that shaped her debut album – where denial meets defiance on the dancefloor...
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Every songwriter hits walls. Mike Meiers shares five clear strategies to recognise, confront, and confidently move beyond those creative blocks...
The Norwegian songwriter reveals all about her new album, crafted alone on a baby grand piano in her Oslo apartment...
Written in memory of his sister, frontman Jacko turns personal loss into a powerful, communal anthem, as we discover here...
Diary, guitar, mic, laptop – each shapes the German-Ghanaian singer and songwriter’s creative output: intuitive, reflective, analogue-rooted, and emotionally precise...
We learn how an unplanned spark at the piano turned studio fatigue into a haunting, spontaneous song about inevitable heartbreak...
The Morning Star Music Club songwriter on returning after a decade, the beauty of live recording and his evolving process...
The Futureheads frontman on a personal and historic new solo album that explores the mining heritage of the North East...
With the duo’s stunning debut record Disappointment Machine out now, vocalist Jack Ratcliffe delves into the album’s Jaws-heavy writing period...
Love, loss, and nostalgia – The View’s frontman reflects on his most personal songs and the women who inspired them...
Writing hit songs for shows like ‘The Split’ has given this artist a unique insight into making music for television...
We chat with the Brooklyn-based country star who overcame career-threatening health issues to deliver defiant new album ‘All I Own’...
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